On 3 November civil
activist Ryhor Hryk filed with the Baranavichy City Court an appeal against the
picket ban issued by the Baranavichy City Executive Committee. The activist
intended to hold a picket against the rapid growth of prices and the pauperization
of the population on 5 October. As it was stated in the CEC refusal, the
slogans that were stated in the picket application didn’t correspond to the
aims and notions, adopted in Article 2 of the Law “On Mass Events”.

Ryhor Hryk asks the court to:

1) find the picket ban, issued by the Baranavichy City Executive Committee, unlawful
and violating his constitutional rights;

2) oblige the executive committee to ensure his right to hold a picket with the
specified aims;

3) exact the court fee (35,000 rubles) from the Baranavichy City Executive Committee.